We do get cases of students bringing technology into exams; usually mobile
phones.
The problem is that these days, mobile phones are not just phones, and
students seem to feel naked if they more than 2 feet away from their phones.
Just last week I removed 3 phones from the exam desk of one student. Why 3?
No idea.
We also get a lot of foreign students trying to use electronic translation
dictionaries (which are not permitted). As students can enter text into
these, and some models can communicate with other models, it is another
potential source of trouble.
An engineering lecturer did point out that devices exist that can block
mobile phone signals, so we could make the exam halls mobile signal free,
but the cost and hassle would outweigh any benefit, I think.
Derek.
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Derek Ord
Head of Student Administrative Services
University of Hull
(01482) 465980
-----Original Message-----
From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Reddy
Sent: 19 May 2006 09:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Cutting Edge
Anyone else notice the strange similarity between these two sent in
from Abbott and Jane?
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/05/18/technology/web.0518cheat.php
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/education/18cheating.html?
> hp&ex=1148011200&en=d71bdd428e279963&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Was it coincidence? Or did Jane spot that the author had been published
in two places? Either way, I hope he got paid twice.
Have readers in the UK had much of a problem with tech? I did have
someone with a PDA last year. Maybe we don't use computers for exams so
much in this country? I liked the idea of students being used (paid?)
to invigilate at first, but am now not so sure. Would appreciate
hearing of preventative measures taken to prevent techeating
Mike
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